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#CA254D

#ca254d ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca254d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 14.51% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.68% magenta, 61.88% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 345.45°, with 69.04% saturation and 46.86% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.1442

Complementary

  1. #ca254d
  2. #25caa2

Split complementary

  1. #ca254d
  2. #25ca4f
  3. #25a0ca

Analogous

  1. #ca25a0
  2. #ca254d
  3. #ca4f25

Triadic

  1. #ca254d
  2. #4dca25
  3. #254dca

Tetradic

  1. #ca254d
  2. #caa225
  3. #25caa2
  4. #254dca

Square

  1. #ca254d
  2. #a0ca25
  3. #25caa2
  4. #4f25ca

Monochromatic

  1. #490d1c
  2. #891934
  3. #ca254d
  4. #e15b7b
  5. #ed9baf

Shades

#ca254d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca254d
  2. #b62145
  3. #a21e3e
  4. #8d1a36
  5. #79162e
  6. #651327
  7. #510f1f
  8. #3d0b17
  9. #28070f
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca254d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca254d
  2. #cf3b5f
  3. #d55171
  4. #da6682
  5. #df7c94
  6. #e592a6
  7. #eaa8b8
  8. #efbeca
  9. #f4d3db
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca254d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca254d
  2. #c32e52
  3. #bb3757
  4. #b4405c
  5. #ac4961
  6. #a55367
  7. #9e5c6c
  8. #966571
  9. #8f6e76
  10. #87777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5660 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #57544d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807649 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93464d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3604a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60041 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca254d {
  color: #ca254d;
}
Background
.bg-ca254d {
  background-color: #ca254d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca254d {
  border: 2px solid #ca254d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca254d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 37 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 69% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca254d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca254d, #ca4f25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca254d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 37 77 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.34 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.82 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.26 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.43 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.15 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.20 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.42 #35dab2 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#ca254d  rgb(202, 37, 77)  hsl(345, 69%, 47%)  Brick Red
#25caa2  rgb(37, 202, 162)  hsl(165, 69%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#4dca25  rgb(77, 202, 37)  hsl(105, 69%, 47%)  Lime Green
#254dca  rgb(37, 77, 202)  hsl(225, 69%, 47%)  Sapphire